The following table gives an overview of some key indicators of recent climate trends in the city of Munich. The 27 years of quasi-homogeneous observations at the University site have been divided into three 9-year periods to compare various temperature averages:
| Period | Tmean Annual |
Tmean Winter |
Tmean Spring |
Tmean Summer |
Tmean Autumn |
#Days/Year Tx ≥ 30degC |
#Days/Year Tx ≥ 25degC |
#Days/Year Tx < 0degC |
#Days/Year Tn < 0degC |
Yearly Abs.Tx |
Yearly Hi.Tn |
Yearly Abs.Tn |
Yearly Lo.Tx |
| 1982-1990 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 34.5 | 24.6 | 77.6 | 32.7 | 20.6 | -13.4 | -8.2 |
| 1991-1999 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 18.5 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 39.7 | 25.8 | 76.4 | 32.4 | 20.4 | -12.4 | -7.6 |
| 2000-2008 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 10.6 | 19.5 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 53.9 | 21.3 | 61.1 | 33.8 | 21.3 | -11.5 | -6.1 |
The changes in mean temperatures are highest in Spring and Summer, amounting to about 1.0 degC per decade. In the Autumn and Winter the trends are weaker. The increase in the numbers of very hot days in particular is remarkable. On the other hand, the trend in the number of cold winter days is only weak.
Annual extreme temperature values also show trends, with severe cold extremes showing the strongest trends, upwards by more than 1 degC per decade.
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